New guy from illinois
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- Puffer Fry
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- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:04 am
- My Puffers: 14 dwarf puffers housed in a 60 gallon aquarium
- Location (country): United States
- Location: Galesburg Illinois
New guy from illinois
Got my dwarf puffers last week. Have absolutely fallen for these little fellas.
I purchased 14 for my 60 gallon aquarium.
I had a bunch of other tropical fish in there and have since found homes for them.
I keep trying to locate 14 of them but have only found 10. I'm hoping my other 4 didn't fall victim to my other fish I had in there. But as we all know, they are little.
Anyways. I'm considering adding an additional 10 for a total of 20-24.
The 60 gallon tank is full of hiding places and plenty of space.
Anyways. Hello and I'll be poking my nose around looking up info on this nice forum you guys have here.
I purchased 14 for my 60 gallon aquarium.
I had a bunch of other tropical fish in there and have since found homes for them.
I keep trying to locate 14 of them but have only found 10. I'm hoping my other 4 didn't fall victim to my other fish I had in there. But as we all know, they are little.
Anyways. I'm considering adding an additional 10 for a total of 20-24.
The 60 gallon tank is full of hiding places and plenty of space.
Anyways. Hello and I'll be poking my nose around looking up info on this nice forum you guys have here.
- pufferjw
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Re: New guy from illinois
Welcome! TPF has great information and very experienced hobbyists to help.
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- sgtmyers88
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Re: New guy from illinois
WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.
- Pufferpunk
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Re: New guy from illinois
Where in IL? I just moved to SC from Chgo.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:04 am
- My Puffers: 14 dwarf puffers housed in a 60 gallon aquarium
- Location (country): United States
- Location: Galesburg Illinois
Re: New guy from illinois
Pufferpunk wrote:Where in IL? I just moved to SC from Chgo.
Luckily not Chicago! Lol
I'm south by Peoria in Galesburg.
It's about 3 hours to Chicago from me. Lucky you, you have some amazing aquariums in the area to get livestock and supplies. There's a small store in town where I am however the bigger stores with a lot of retail stock are at least an hour from me in Peoria or Davenport Iowa.
- bertie 83
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Re: New guy from illinois
Welcome
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
- Pufferpunk
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- Posts: 32764
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: New guy from illinois
I live in SC now, NO good shops here AT ALL! Gotta have all my cool fish shipped in.Headtrip wrote: Lucky you, you have some amazing aquariums in the area to get livestock and supplies..
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
- pufferjw
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Re: New guy from illinois
Cool, my parents have a vacation house in Kiawah. I agree, I've looked around just for fun and there are no good fish shops.
220 Gallon - 1 Super White Leopoldi Stingray
55 Gallon Planted - No Fish
29 Gallon Planted - 1 Duboisi Puffer
29 Gallon - 1 Red Congo Puffer
55 Gallon Planted - No Fish
29 Gallon Planted - 1 Duboisi Puffer
29 Gallon - 1 Red Congo Puffer
- bertie 83
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Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas,
Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: New guy from illinois
Just twigged you are planning on adding loads more. Not a good idea, you are pretty much stocked with what you have.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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- Puffer Fry
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- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:04 am
- My Puffers: 14 dwarf puffers housed in a 60 gallon aquarium
- Location (country): United States
- Location: Galesburg Illinois
Re: New guy from illinois
bertie 83 wrote:Just twigged you are planning on adding loads more. Not a good idea, you are pretty much stocked with what you have.
Not lots more. I have a total of 20 in there now. Also update the tank to drift wood, 3 Amazon plants, 2 lilies and a bunch of fern.
As well to support the live plants I added a global pro full spectrum 7500k 48" LED light bar. It's amazing how much the lighting makes a difference on seeing the tank. The kit came with 2 marineland t8 18" florescent lights.
- pufferjw
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 379
- Joined: Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:16 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Duboisi Puffer
Red Congo Puffer
Striped Redeye Puffer
Dwarf Puffer
Have Owned:
Amazon Puffers - Location (country): USA
- Location: Boston/Chicago
Re: New guy from illinois
That crayfish will probably kill your puffers, you should move it.
220 Gallon - 1 Super White Leopoldi Stingray
55 Gallon Planted - No Fish
29 Gallon Planted - 1 Duboisi Puffer
29 Gallon - 1 Red Congo Puffer
55 Gallon Planted - No Fish
29 Gallon Planted - 1 Duboisi Puffer
29 Gallon - 1 Red Congo Puffer
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- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:04 am
- My Puffers: 14 dwarf puffers housed in a 60 gallon aquarium
- Location (country): United States
- Location: Galesburg Illinois
Re: New guy from illinois
pufferjw wrote:That crayfish will probably kill your puffers, you should move it.
I actually have white and a red crawfish in there.
They don't seem to mind the fish (even when I had tropical ones in there before). They are lazy I guess. Never seen them really even try to catch a fish. I had a blue one before that actively ate fish (which for a convict chilid tank it was fine since they had babies almost every other week).
If they start trying to go after the puffers I will transfer them to my 10 gallon snail tank.
- pufferjw
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 379
- Joined: Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:16 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Duboisi Puffer
Red Congo Puffer
Striped Redeye Puffer
Dwarf Puffer
Have Owned:
Amazon Puffers - Location (country): USA
- Location: Boston/Chicago
Re: New guy from illinois
Okay, it's just that the puffers are small and slow so they are very easy prey. Try to keep an eye out for missing fish, but if you don't see anything wrong then I guess there's no problem.
220 Gallon - 1 Super White Leopoldi Stingray
55 Gallon Planted - No Fish
29 Gallon Planted - 1 Duboisi Puffer
29 Gallon - 1 Red Congo Puffer
55 Gallon Planted - No Fish
29 Gallon Planted - 1 Duboisi Puffer
29 Gallon - 1 Red Congo Puffer
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- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:04 am
- My Puffers: 14 dwarf puffers housed in a 60 gallon aquarium
- Location (country): United States
- Location: Galesburg Illinois
Re: New guy from illinois
Funny story.
Apparently when you posted my crawdads decided to go all carnivore and decided to eat my high fun banded shark that was chilling till spring. Always sucks have a $30 fish get eaten. :/
So the crawdads are permanently accompanying my snails in my 10 gallon snail tank.
:/ no puffers were harmed in this learning experience. Lol
Apparently when you posted my crawdads decided to go all carnivore and decided to eat my high fun banded shark that was chilling till spring. Always sucks have a $30 fish get eaten. :/
So the crawdads are permanently accompanying my snails in my 10 gallon snail tank.
:/ no puffers were harmed in this learning experience. Lol
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Re: New guy from illinois
Good that the little guys weren't hurt. And appropriate that the crawdads are in with the snails I always considered these guys food. Either for me or the puffs : P
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